Is Denita a boy or girl name?
Denita was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,750 US babies named Denita were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Denita since 1948
- 2,750
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 114 babies
Boys and girls named Denita, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 357 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 991 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 725 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 467 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 164 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,146 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,804 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,687 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,988 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,339 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,481 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,041 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,245 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,827 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,888 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,289 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,576 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,743 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,919 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,340 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,340 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,983 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,925 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,055 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,086 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,079 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,828 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,832 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,865 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,682 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,691 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,408 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,484 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,419 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,303 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,258 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,365 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,393 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,081 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,160 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,212 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 114 | #952 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,049 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,011 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,091 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,021 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,038 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,281 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,384 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,277 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,494 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,403 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,449 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,317 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,615 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,417 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,610 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,865 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,419 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,798 |
Highest rank
Denita has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #952 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Denita
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.